The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-04-16
THE ST. 8 E ROADi

a large AMI enthusiastic meeting wa4the9At
The courjhouec. last Wedne,dsy anerA4onEto
Inc t tir uIcsT= ard directors OF the st. Joseph
Il 81. I.ou!d railroad
The patty contested 81 Winalow Jucson, Esq.
president; " L. Harris. general euperinten-
dent; Z. \. Russell. general freight and pas
senger agent; Col. A, n Schusier. Major Ii. r.
w. HartwiG and f. L. Msraey. directors; &C
companied by Messrs. Joseph and James
Hughes and Geo. Schweisch, OF Richmond.
Col. Schusrer is one of the most prominent
bankers and wholess ale merchants of ST. Joseph;
Major n4rtwig is ex-ineyor of that city, and
tue p;e,,ai PRECEDENT of The board of trade; MIR.
Marney IL u member OF the wholesale firm Of
Cnam oers. Marney i Co.
Mr.. w. 6. McCiusland was elected president
Lexington.
Mr.. Judson made quite an extended speech
and Il very sensible one. He said he could not
understand why Lexington consented to remain
&c long isolated = she was. He stated that he
WAS here in reef14mE4o propositions made to
HIM some monfHaQm 0&yfour citizens In a meet
ing a, The Lsc7sd se.s3. in which they promrs-
cd him il hy Npukllxiend his road to the river.
that they would tnrnish the money to build a
depotsz4& explained how his company had
taken The road FROM the Wabash, run down at
Al p0tases4sd had during the past lew months,
appended S4,e 600 in Its repair. The short
trick from the Junction was naturally unremu-
/ nerstive, but he was now ready tc carry out h 8
] promise to our people, # they were ready to do
1 What they had agreed. and TO begin the work
I next Monday. To do this he would have to
| spend SO 900. while 1t would cost us 81 900.
This sun We need not pay until he had built the
depot, and shown us that more than that amour,
had been expended upon il. He stated that he
wanted to do business with u. if VT would do
business with him. To insure this he promised
to give us freights IRON st. Joseph, including
ierriage and ~drayage. lower than We could gel
item from Kansas Cityi no matter how low
that might be. he would make a lower rate. He
sail that this connection Was more valuable to
Lexington than 1t knew. rs beside ST. Joseph,
which is Il first class wholesale point. it would
give us another direct rJute to Chicago, by his
roads connection. with the Milwaukee s st.
Paul, only a few miles from our doors. Be
side which it was only precedent to the build
ing OF n bridge here, which he was as anXiOu,
Tor rs We were, and for which he was laboring
night and day. He said that with this view he
had notified The holders OF the mortgage on his
road, Six months notice being necessary. thu
he intended TO increase II. the money TO be us,d
in the bridge. That he was now ready to say
that his company would take half the stock
necessary to buiId the bridge SO soon rs they
could md II connection on this eide with Il COM
paly HAT would lake the other hail; anu that he
was negotiating now with two powerful onrpo.
ration 10 that end. In the mean time our Cit
Gems should colnpiee their effort 10 Obtain the
charter. With this bridge there is no reason
why Lexington should not grow rs Mipneapo-
lis, ST. Paul, st. Joseph, Omaha and kanshs
City are doing.
Major ifaTiwig IN .de Il short speech, in whict
he thoroughly indorsed Mr. Jud son and his
feeling o. the people OF st. Joseph.
Col. Schusler warmly eulogized Mr.. Judson
rs III" right man in the right place. and said
that Ec would do more for our city than l.
Pre- missed. lie alluded TO The heavy who' esa &
business of 81. Joseph. and hoped Tor early AZ
aud better connections between that place aud
Lexington.
Air. Maraey also III de All excellent speech
In which he dive, on the advantage the brIds
Will be in extending our GOAL business.
Speeches were made on the part Of the Cit.
zens BIZ Messrs. VIM. II. Ci,iies, j. e.. AcGrew
aud NJ V. l.. McCielland.
or notion of Mr.. Chas. Loomis 4 committee
OF four was appointed to secure the IL 900 ,0l
the depot The chair appointed Messrs. c. "
Locnis, q. b. Russell, IL. W inkler and Phil,
Keller. Tho meeting added the chairman, Mir
IMcCau5land. to the COMMITTEE.
TIE meeting then adjourned. after which
there was a pleasant social Interchange of view.
between our people and their Y isltors until tn,
time arrived for their departure by the specia
train upon which they came.